Oh Santa Tory!

Christmas comes but once a year so let us all be filled with cheer.

Today is the first of a few different blog posts on fun and cheery Christmas topics. I thought I'd kick off the festivities with a discussion about why Santa is a Tory and the things we should be proud of.

Now we will all have heard that we as Tory's want to make work pay. We want to reward people's good behaviour and ensure that those few who are abusing the system are punished. I might be wrong but that sounds awfully similar to our holly, jolly friend who punishes those who have been naughty and rewards those who have been nice (check your own status here).

Moreover Mr. Claus encourages good, kind charitable actions. This year we have seen huge landmark announcements which I think would see Mr. Claus surrender his red suit for a good tory blue. First we had the announcement of a national living wage which will provide help to thousands of low paid workers, we have seen the wonderful promise of a pound for pound doubling of charitable donations by the treasury this Christmas season and finally we've had the wonderful news that thanks to our sensible economic strategy we have brought umeployment down to it's lowest point since the crash of 2008 meaning more people have the security of a pay cheque and the benefits that working brings.

It isn't enough though that we have been kind in our own nation. Mr. Claus afterall encourages good will to all men. On this front too we have an excellent case for a Blue Santa. Britain is one of the largest contributors to the Syrian refugee camps. We have seen a promise from our government to take in thousands of refugees over the next five years with some of the most vulnerable to be taken before Christmas.

If these actions don't count as good will to all men I don't know does!

Finally this Christmas season has seen some wonderful news about global poverty which should leave us all in good cheer. For the first time in history extreme global poverty levels stand at less then 10%. Whilst there are still huge issues to overcome in the fight to eradicate extreme poverty the UK Government has put itself in good stead in helping to achieve this objective by meeting the 0.7% spending target on foreign aid. This is an achievement we share with just Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Luxembourg and shows just the right sort of character that Mr. Claus is looking for in a political alignment.

So after weighing up the evidence I can see only one conclusion. Mr. Claus will be paying his membership fee any day now!